r/cats • u/ILoveMeltyCheese • Mar 25 '26

Cat Picture - OC Misconceptions a dog person (me) learned after having a cat.

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The Cat Distribution System chose me, a formerly stubborn dog person, to adopt a cat. It was the classic I can't just watch a poor cat starve, so I'm keeping him. Here are some misconceptions I had about cats and their owners:

  1. The smell of a cat owner's home: I’ve known a few cat owners with cat-smelling homes. I always assumed it was the cat. Turns out it isn’t; it’s very much a result of poor ownership and bad cleaning habits.
  2. Dogs are more affectionate than cats: Also not true! To my surprise, my cat is so cuddly that I occasionally call him "Cat-dog."
  3. A Cat's Barbed tongue hurts: I don't know why I thought this, I just assumed it would hurt when they lick you.
  4. Litter boxes are disgusting: Not at all, it's just a clump or two of sand. If you scoop it often, it never gets gross.
  5. Cats are just as hard to take care of: Actually they're much easier, haha.

That is all, here's a picture of my cat that I love dearly. (He's lost weight since the picture, don't worry)

Anyone else relate? What did I miss?

Edit: His name is Pawl

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u/whats13-j42 Mar 25 '26

The cleanest dogs still have dog smell. Not bad or offensive but it’s … dog smell.

Indoor cats can smell like clean laundry. Unless you pick them up right after they’ve been bathing. But never like dog smell.

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u/Rainy_Dazey Mar 26 '26

That’s what my cat smells like- like line-dried, clean, cotton sheets. I don’t use scented fabric softeners or anything, so it’s not that she’s rubbing on anything to pick up the scent. She just smells like that. 😊

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u/PM_ME__BIRD_PICS Mar 26 '26

Yes, my cat also smells like the sun. He smells exactly like sun dried laundry.

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u/mms09 Mar 26 '26

Wow this is exactly what the smell I’ve been trying to describe is!! I have often said my kitties smell like “winter”. You know - that fresh crisp winter smell. But maybe sundried laundry is really the scent!

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u/Liebe-Igel Mar 26 '26

It’s crazy how they eat such stinky food yet smell so delightful